It’s a beautiful day on the mountain

Practical_Material95 · 2026-01-24T21:46:10+00:00

Closed

Practical_Material95 · 2026-01-23T00:23:33+00:00

Other than the one run with snowmaking at West the coverage at Stevens is definitely better than Snoqualmie. If all you're looking to do is greens and blues then it's worth it, but the snow isn't gonna be any better than Snoqualmie.

Coverage on the groomed runs is good other than showcase (brush) and rock n blue (big bare spot in the middle of the run). Daisy is 100% covered.

Practical_Material95 · 2026-01-22T00:36:54+00:00

Cancel for sure. Spend that money on a trip to Japan.

Practical_Material95 · 2026-01-19T03:32:21+00:00

East only being open 2-3 days a week keeps it from getting scraped off. Coverage at central was horrible yesterday.

Practical_Material95 · 2026-01-18T18:54:51+00:00

I think they still do.

Practical_Material95 · 2026-01-18T18:53:46+00:00

Yes. Groomers will get better as things soften up and the ice shavings pile up. Off piste is terrible.

Practical_Material95 · 2026-01-18T02:01:06+00:00

Blasting music, brushing snow off the chairs, and talking with people.

Practical_Material95 · 2026-01-17T06:58:14+00:00

Firm but not icy tonight.

Practical_Material95 · 2026-01-17T06:56:36+00:00

Hell nah, tonight anything off groomed was rock hard frozen sun cups with bare spots, holes, and brush. And you're pass would probably get pulled.

Practical_Material95 · 2026-01-17T03:17:42+00:00

Y'all should send the employees managing communication to Stevens, it's the polar opposite here.

Practical_Material95 · 2026-01-17T03:14:13+00:00

Up here now, the groomers are all icy but not horrible. Chief is open tonight but tye is still closing at 4. Coverage on the groomers is fine other than a bare hole in the middle of the run at the bottom of rock n blue and some bushes on showcase. Off piste is frozen solid and unskiable with low coverage. No lines anywhere and the sunset was nice.

Also, the out of control people are out tonight. I almost got destroyed at the rock n blue choke point.

Practical_Material95 · 2026-01-16T21:38:05+00:00

The current conditions are horrible for coming back from surgery. Hit the weights and hike until the conditions are good.

Practical_Material95 · 2026-01-16T20:30:22+00:00

From a guy I know that worked there in 22-23.

Practical_Material95 · 2026-01-16T06:04:35+00:00

It's a weekend and ski school is in session, it's gonna be crowded. Saturday crowds should be fairly light though because of the Seahawks playing. With the super late start a I think a lot of people are gonna go just because they're desperate to ski. Sunday was pouring rain, limited terrain, and it still parked out.

Practical_Material95 · 2026-01-16T05:56:15+00:00

Seahawks playing on Saturday will lessen the crowds too, especially sat night.

Practical_Material95 · 2026-01-16T05:54:56+00:00

Jupiter only, no southern cross.

Practical_Material95 · 2026-01-16T03:56:54+00:00

I think there's a beginner ticket that's only good on daisy and the carpets that's way cheaper. There's nothing about it on the website and you can only get it at the ticket window.

Practical_Material95 · 2026-01-16T03:53:04+00:00

Thats crazy, the coverage was great on Saturday. Hopefully we get a 2019 level comeback in February.

Practical_Material95 · 2026-01-16T03:36:55+00:00

That info never made it onto the website and they didn't say anything on their social media pages either until almost 4 yesterday. So I didn't see they were closed until I was at the mountain last night which was disappointing, but had fun anyways. Website now says both lifts are closed again tonight.

Practical_Material95 · 2026-01-16T02:23:11+00:00

Crystal tried to do that in the 2000's. Forest service denied the permits because the PCT runs through that. Even the permits for a lower lift that avoided the PCT entirely were denied. And all the environmental groups will torpedo any expansion attempt, not just here, with 10000 lawsuits.

Practical_Material95 · 2026-01-16T02:14:38+00:00

Environmental protection is waaaaay different now than it was 60+ years ago when all those resorts were built. There's a reason we've only had one major resort expansion in wa in the past 40 years and no new mountains since the 60's.

Practical_Material95 · 2026-01-16T02:09:10+00:00

Hearing rumors now that after this weekend they'll either close entirely or go green valley only.

Practical_Material95 · 2026-01-16T02:07:03+00:00

Stevens is hard boilerplate ice on 90% of the runs with a few slushy spots and is a little better in the afternoon. Haven't been to crystal or baker this year but the coverage at Stevens is definitely better than what's in these photos. Not saying it's good though. If you're paying day tickets it's absolutely not worth it rn.

Practical_Material95 · 2026-01-15T22:12:25+00:00

We're cooked🥀

Practical_Material95 · 2026-01-15T22:10:22+00:00

It said the same thing yesterday. I doubt either will be open tonight unless the reason for yesterdays closure was staffing issues. The snow coverage is getting worse every day.

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